Electrical connection system
First Claim
1. An electrical connection system comprising:
- a female connector having a plurality of female terminals, and a male connector having a plurality of male blade terminals having projecting portions that plug into the plurality of female terminals respectively when the female connector and the male connector are moved toward each other in an engagement direction and mated,one of the plurality of female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals having a first population of terminals having first tips at a first relative position and a second population of terminals having second tips at a second relative position that is different than the first relative position so that the first tips and the second tips do not touch another of the plurality of female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals at the same time thereby lowering a peak engagement force required for mating the female connector and the male connector, andwherein the first population of terminals and the second population of terminals have identical terminals.
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Abstract
An electrical connection system comprises a female connector having a plurality of female terminals, and a male connector having a plurality of male blade terminals having projecting portions that plug into the plurality of female terminals respectively when the female connector and the male connector are mated. The male blade terminals are staggered having a first population with their tips at a first relative position and a second population with their at a second different relative position so that the first tips and the second tips do not touch and fully engage the mating female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals at the same time thereby lowering the peak engagement force required for mating the female connector and the male connector. In an alternative arrangement, the female terminals, rather than the male blade terminals are staggered.
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1. An electrical connection system comprising:
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a female connector having a plurality of female terminals, and a male connector having a plurality of male blade terminals having projecting portions that plug into the plurality of female terminals respectively when the female connector and the male connector are moved toward each other in an engagement direction and mated, one of the plurality of female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals having a first population of terminals having first tips at a first relative position and a second population of terminals having second tips at a second relative position that is different than the first relative position so that the first tips and the second tips do not touch another of the plurality of female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals at the same time thereby lowering a peak engagement force required for mating the female connector and the male connector, and wherein the first population of terminals and the second population of terminals have identical terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrical connection system comprising:
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a female connector having a plurality of female terminals, and a male connector having a plurality of male blade terminals having projecting portions that plug into the plurality of female terminals respectively when the female connector and the male connector are moved toward each other in an engagement direction and mated, one of the plurality of female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals having a first population of terminals having first tips at a first relative position and a second population of terminals having second tips at a second relative position that is different than the first relative position so that the first tips and the second tips do not touch another of the plurality of female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals at the same time thereby lowering a peak engagement force required for mating the female connector and the male connector, and wherein the peak engagement force required for mating the female connector and the male connector does not exceed about 75 newtons.
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